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Molecular Biology of Placental Development and Disease
- 1st Edition, Volume 145 - January 1, 2017
- Editor: William Huckle
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 9 3 2 7 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 9 6 0 2 - 4
Molecular Biology of Placental Development and Disease, the latest volume in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, focuses on placental develo… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMolecular Biology of Placental Development and Disease, the latest volume in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, focuses on placental development and disease.
- Contains contributions from leading authorities on the topic of placental development and disease
- Publishes cutting-edge reviews in molecular biology
Students, researchers, microbiologists, molecular biologists
Chapter One: Comparative Placental Anatomy: Divergent Structures Serving a Common Purpose
- Abstract
- The Placenta
- 1 Fetal Membranes
- 2 Classification of Placentae
- 3 Placenta of Humans
- 4 Placenta of Rodents
- 5 Placenta of Carnivores
- 6 Placenta of Ruminants
- 7 Placenta of the Horse
- 8 Placenta of the Pig
- 9 Placental Vasculature
- 10 Summary
Chapter Two: Cell- and Tissue-Based Models for Study of Placental Development
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Simplified ex vivo Models
- 3 Conclusions and Future Prospects
Chapter Three: Transcription Factors That Regulate Trophoblast Development and Function
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Transcription Factors Implicated in Trophoblast Development
- 3 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
Chapter Four: The Phylogeny of Placental Evolution Through Dynamic Integrations of Retrotransposons
- Abstract
- 1 Placenta: Structural Diversity
- 2 Placenta ERVs
- 3 Hypothesis of Gene Evolution Through Baton Pass
- 4 Concluding Remarks
Chapter Five: Contribution of Syncytins and Other Endogenous Retroviral Envelopes to Human Placenta Pathologies
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 So Many Human Endogenous Retroviral Loci, so Few Genes Encoding Envelopes
- 3 Syncytin-1
- 4 Deregulation of Syncytin-1 in Human Placenta Pathologies
- 5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
Chapter Six: Role of Exosomes in Placental Homeostasis and Pregnancy Disorders
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Influence of Oxygen Tension on Placental Exosomes Release and Content
- 3 Effects of Placental Exosomes on Target Cells
- 4 Circulating Exosomes Across Normal Gestation
- 5 Exosomal Profile in GDM Pregnancies
- 6 Exosomal Profile in PE
- 7 Conclusions and Perspectives
Chapter Seven: Novel Regulators of Hemodynamics in the Pregnant Uterus
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 An Overview of Vascular Remodeling During Pregnancy
- 3 Regulators of Uterine Hemodynamics
- 4 Uterine Hemoglobin Biosynthesis During Gestation
- 5 Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgments
Chapter Eight: Regulation of Placental Amino Acid Transport and Fetal Growth
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Placental Amino Acid Transport and Fetal Growth
- 3 Physiological Regulators of Placental Amino Acid Transport
- 4 Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Regulation of Placental Amino Acid Transport
- 5 Conclusions and Translational Perspectives
- No. of pages: 274
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 145
- Published: January 1, 2017
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128093276
- eBook ISBN: 9780128096024
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William Huckle
Dr. William Huckle works at the Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, Virginia Tech,USA.
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Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USARead Molecular Biology of Placental Development and Disease on ScienceDirect